TripAdvisor Reviews Hotel Las Brisas del Pacifico Playa Samara

Travel Blogs from Playa Samara

... in an alternate universe that dishes out delicious fusion cuisine, because while it was named "The Tropical Dream" in English, it was more of a Tropical Nightmare, surpassing our previous worst dinner ever!

But it didn't end with the suffering of that poor little squid, as some unknown fish suffered an equally-horrific fate, tortured to the extent that we could not even recognize what species it ...

On the second day I took a trip to Arenal Volcano, which is located near San Jose. I had never seen a volcano before, especially one that is still active. It was an extremely interesting site to see. I have to admit that it was a little nerve racking considering the fact that it was still active, but I am so happy I went.

Annabelle on a bike with boxed wine in hand and change in the other in the pitch dark on a tiny dirt road... Recipe for disaster... My stupid yoga pant leg got caught in some part of the pedal... The timing couldn't have been worse, as I had just started to cross the big road which is the closest thing to a highway this town has, and the cars FLY down it, but they are not frequent. I ...

We were greeted by a machete wielding older guy...I tried to explain our dilemma in spanish and asked for him to call the hotel...but stupid us didn't bring the number and he apparently had no way to look it up. All the while we were talking, his machete is flying about with each hand gesture. I was sure we were going to be cut up for bait any second. No way was I leaving Robin there. The good news is ...

... see some national parks. It is unsafe to drive here because the drivers here are hot-headed latinos who pass on hills, tail-gate, go over the yellow line around corners, there are cows on the road, kids on bicycles, oxcarts, iguanas crossing the road and we have had too many close calls. I told Joe that I had a bad feeling about us driving any more long distances so we are going to stick close to ...